In a tragic incident in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal, three individuals were shot dead by unknown armed suspects. The shooting took place during the early hours of Tuesday morning, and the bodies were discovered shortly after.
Police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda confirmed that a manhunt has been launched to apprehend the suspects, who also attempted to kill another person in the nearby Nhlungwane area.
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Upon receiving reports of the shooting on Mpunzi Road, the police arrived at the scene to find the lifeless bodies of a man in his early 40s and a 24-year-old woman. Both victims had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and were declared dead on site.
Just a few meters away, the body of a 50-year-old man was found inside his room, also with gunshot wounds. Fortunately, his neighbour, who was also targeted, managed to survive unharmed.
According to Netshiunda, the suspects first shot the man and the woman before proceeding to a nearby house. There, they demanded the keys for a minibus taxi from the female occupants.
Luckily, the women were able to escape unharmed, but the suspects took the spare key for the taxi. The same individuals then went on to the cottages down the road, where they shot the third victim and took the original keys before fleeing with the minibus taxi. The abandoned vehicle was later found in Ntuzuma.
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In an unrelated incident the previous evening, another man was shot and killed in close proximity to where the man and woman were murdered. It remains unclear if these cases are connected to the triple murder.
The police are urging anyone with information about the suspects or any details that could assist in the investigation to contact the nearest police station or call the crime stop number 08600 10111.
